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- Saudi state media on Tuesday published staged photos of the son of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi king and crown prince.
- The photos of Salah Khashoggi meeting Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman come as the kingdom admitted to Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, but claimed it was a result of a fistfight during a rogue operation.
- Crown Prince Mohammed is widely suspected of orchestrating Khashoggi’s murder.
- Khashoggi’s editor at The Washington Post said that Saudi Arabia banned the journalist’s children from leaving the country.
The son of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi was pictured with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the man widely believed to have orchestrated the journalist’s death.
The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday that Khashoggi’s son, Salah Khashoggi, met the king and crown prince in Riyadh. It’s not clear when the meeting took place.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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